A Psychiatrist's Bizarre Game Journey / Dream of the Mist

Zhou Ke'er didn't react immediately, but felt that something was wrong. She looked around a few times before staring at Zhou Ke'er in shock and subconsciously walking towards her.

Zhou Ke'er was half-submerged in the black mist, but she didn't feel anything special—that guy's act of struggling to speak just now was definitely a lie.

Zhou Ke'er twitched her right ring finger again, just in case that guy rushed over and dragged Zhou Ke'er out—after all, special effect two still had a cooldown time—and immediately activated special effect one.

The other person instantly felt their body freeze—their speed noticeably slowed down.

"What's going on?!"

Zhou Ke'er stopped in shock, looked at herself, and then looked at Zhou Ke'er.

Zhou Ke'er secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the other person stop. He had just consumed about 17% of his sanity.

Do you want to know what happened?

Looking at the shocked other person, Zhou Ke'er revealed an expression of complete certainty and confidence, and slowly said, "Because... I am the real 'me'! You are the so-called 'me' who is trying to regain your memories, understand? Now... this is a world ruled by me, still don't understand?! I'm reminding you, don't feel guilty! Don't feel guilty! Understand!"

In an instant, they turned the tables and took control!

It's Zhou Ke'er's turn to perform!

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121. My Cause of Death (Part Two)

"Wh...what? How is this possible...no...it really is...could it really be..."

Upon hearing this, "Zhou Ke'er" on the other side was immediately caught in a chaotic state of negating both the other person and herself, staring wide-eyed, unsure of what to do.

Zhou Ke'er's entire body was almost completely enveloped in the black mist, and the alley was on the verge of collapse.

Seeing the frantic "Zhou Ke'er," Zhou Ke'er softly said, "Go! Find your true memories! Don't be deceived by guilt, don't be deceived by appearances! What are true memories... You must... find the real... to... obtain... redemption..."

Ha, it's just stuttering when you speak! Anyone can do that!

As she spoke, there was no further change in Zhou Ke'er's expression; she was finally completely swallowed by the black mist.

The next second, Zhou Ke'er seemed to pass through an extremely deep darkness, and a dazzling light appeared before her eyes.

What followed was...

pain!

A sharp pain!

Every part of the body is constantly sending out messages of pain.

"what's the situation?"

Zhou Ke'er tried to open her eyes, but found that she had almost completely lost control of her body. She couldn't even make the slightest movement like opening her eyes. The only thing left was sensation... or rather, pain.

Seriously... I already lowered the pain level! Damn it!

If this is done, some players won't be able to handle it and will probably be forced offline!

Damn it... why can't I open my eyes?

If you can't see anything, then it's like you came for nothing!

Open your eyes, sir!

However, this was of no use.

Zhou Ke'er couldn't move at all.

Zhou Ke'er remained motionless.

Not long after, a wave of dizziness washed over her, and Zhou Ke'er felt as if she were falling...weightless, as if she were plummeting into an abyss, gradually losing all sense of her own existence, as if she were merging into the darkness...

"Pfft!"

After an unknown amount of time, as if suddenly emerging from a damp, dark pool, Zhou Ke'er breathed heavily and slowly opened her eyes.

A street.

The streets were dark and gloomy.

There is no wind.

A few tattered sheets of paper, seemingly out of nowhere, fluttered across the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

At the end of the street is a school.

At the school gate, the gilded lettering embedded in the wall, its color long since faded and somewhat dim, was inexplicably blurred, making it impossible to read what it said.

Footsteps, more and more footsteps.

The once deserted street was now filled with the sound of hurried footsteps.

Zhou Ke'er didn't rush to turn around to see what was going on, but the man looked down at his own condition.

The school uniform was still worn out, but the only difference was that, for some reason, it was now stained with specks of blood. The blood was dark and had long since congealed, so dirty that the original color of the blood was no longer visible.

"What's going on here... I'm a little confused now."

Zhou Ke'er pondered silently. She had just thought this module was nothing special, since she had basically figured it out at the very beginning, but now it seemed... it was actually quite interesting.

Turning my head, I saw footsteps coming from the other end of the street from many students, also wearing school uniforms.

Their school uniforms... no, not just the clothes they wore, but all of them were in a somber hue.

Rather, the whole world is a somber color.

Their faces were all blurred, but one could clearly sense from the blur that they were lifeless and indifferent, like a stagnant pool of water.

They paid no attention to Zhou Ke'er and seemed completely oblivious to the bloodstains on her body, simply continuing their original pace and brushing past her.

"Huh?"

Zhou Ke'er first glanced at the cooldown time of the second effect of [The Conman's Little Tricks].

There are about 30 seconds left.

The total cooldown time is two minutes.

That means that only about a minute has passed since I entered the black mist and now I am here.

However... although the time was not long, it wasn't an instantaneous transformation, was it?

There is a delay when switching locations. Could this imply something?

Or rather...

Zhou Ke'er casually grabbed a student who was passing by him.

The person stopped, but didn't turn around. They just stared straight ahead without saying anything, as if the pause button had been pressed.

The others remained unresponsive, as if following a predetermined procedure, unaffected by any situation.

"Tsk... I'm not happy if you don't do it yourself."

Zhou Ke'er pouted. There were still ten seconds left before the cooling-off period ended. "It would be very tiring for me to do it myself."

There was no response; the man didn't even look at Zhou Ke'er.

"Hey...didn't your mother teach you to answer when someone asks you a question? Oh my god, maybe...you don't have a mother? How pitiful!"

Zhou Ke'er looked at him with pity, but spoke in a tone that was completely incongruous with her expression and was utterly irritating.

There is still no answer.

"...You're making me really embarrassed! At least say something! Even if I disturbed the witch, she would come and beat me up! What's with your complete lack of reaction?"

Zhou Ke'er was starting to get genuinely annoyed. Although she had expected the other party wouldn't respond, she was still a little annoyed...

The cooling process has just finished...

Zhou Ke'er immediately went around to the front of the other person and grabbed his collar. Damn, these guys are all so tall, almost a head taller than Zhou Ke'er. Zhou Ke'er had to raise her hand slightly to reach their collars, which made Zhou Ke'er feel insulted to some extent. Then Zhou Ke'er suddenly pulled the other person up and threw him towards another student who was passing by.

The feel... is a bit strange.

Seeing how tall they were, Zhou Ke'er originally thought... they would be very heavy.

But... it's strange, it's unexpectedly light, it doesn't even feel as heavy as the oven I usually have to move around when making desserts.

Zhou Ke'er shook her hand. She had used too much force just now, and the guy wasn't heavy at all. It felt like she had punched the air. Her hand was a little sore and numb.

"boom!"

With a soft thud, the person Zhou Ke'er threw crashed into another person, and the two fell to the ground at the same time, then lay motionless and silent.

Dark, foul-smelling blood flowed from beneath them, slowly spreading across the ground.

"Huh? You die from a fall? Then I could go on a rampage right here!"

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but exclaim softly, "Isn't this the perfect opportunity for me—the number one boss of Causeway Bay who tramples on Nanshan Nursing Home and punches Beihai Kindergarten—to make my appearance!"

This finally drew the attention of the students nearby, who all walked over.

Zhou Ke'er became wary.

Zhou Ke'er began preparing to unleash her full power.

but...

Unexpectedly, they completely ignored Zhou Ke'er, walked right past him, and stopped around the two people lying on the ground.

They didn't speak.

There was no sound at all.

They simply stood silently around, without moving.

They were just watching.

They do nothing.

They didn't even glance at Zhou Ke'er.

The whole world seemed to be frozen in time, with only the filthy, black blood on the ground still flowing slowly.

Blood flowed to the feet of the onlookers, but they did not react.

"Hey... this amount of bleeding... isn't that a bit much?! Is it possible to bleed this much? And where is this blood coming from?! They don't even have any wounds..."

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but complain.

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